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Blood Mountain

MASTODON fully lives up to its name and cements its status as one of the best newer American metal bands out there with, of all things, its major label debut. The band's third studio offering is an immense slab of brutally heavy rock that veers wildly between all-out thrash on cuts like opener "The...

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KROKUS: 'Hellraiser' Reaches Gold Status In Switzerland

KROKUS's latest album, "Hellraiser", reached "gold" status in the band's home country of Switzerland within a day of its release, according to the group's official newsletter. The CD, which will be issued in North America on October 24, was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69). The new...

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Former MAYHEM Frontman's SKITLIV Project: Audio Samples Available

SKITLIV, the new doom/black metal project of former MAYHEM vocalist Maniac, has posted two songs on its official MySpace page. The first, "Densetsu" (the Japanese for "legend") is a rehearsal track, while the second, "Valley Below", is a rough mix, with drums and additional guitars still to be added...

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Former MAYHEM Frontman Launches SKITLIV

Maniac (real name: Sven-Erik Kristiansen),former vocalist of the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM, is planning a return to the scene — fronting his own band SKITLIV. At the forefront of black metal from its very beginnings, Maniac, one of the extreme metal genre's most recognizable figur...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG At KERRANG! AWARDS: Video Available

Video footage of AC/DC guitarist Angus Young being presented with the "Legend" award by Kerrang! magazine at the 13th annual Kerrang! Awards in London on August 24, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com. AC/DC graced the first cover of the British rock magazine back in 1981. Kerrang! editor Pau...

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DARKSPACE: Album Reissues Scheduled For This Month

Swiss dark/ambient black metallers DARKSPACE will have their two albums, entitled "Dark Space I" and "Dark Space II", reissued through Avantgarde Music on September 29. According to a press release, "Dark Space I" and "Dark Space II" were packaged in truly beautiful hand-made digipacks by the band t...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says Everything He Does Is A Tribute To DIMEBAG

FMQB.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). A few excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB.com: Did you try anything different for "Shot To Hell" [the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album] that you haven't done in the past? Zakk: I always look forward to gettin...

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KATAKLYSM To Headline Denmark's AALBORG METAL FESTIVAL

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have been confirmed as the headliners of the Aalborg Metal Festival on October 7 in Aalborg, Denmark. This will mark KATAKLYSM's first show in Denmark since 1995. KATAKLYSM have also confirmed two more headlining shows in the Quebec region of Canada. KATAKLYSM last...

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RAMMSTEIN Guitarist Introduces EMIGRATE Project: Audio Available

RAMMSTEIN guitar player Richard Z. Kruspe has released the first music from his side project EMIGRATE. An audio excerpt of the song "Wake Up" can be heard at this location. If you register for the EMIGRATE newsletter, you can download a full-length version of the track. As previously reported, RAMMS...

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LORDI Mania Continues

OiokoTimes.com reports that 2006 Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI seem unstoppable. They are releasing a special edition of their "The Arockalypse" album in late September, and it will also include a bonus DVD. On the DVD there will be the group's music videos, plus the "welcome home" concert f...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK LABEL SOCETY To Tour Together In Early 2007

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Shot to Hell": "As always, there's going to be some mellow stuff on it, a...

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RAMMSTEIN To Release 'Völkerball' DVD Before Christmas

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN will release a new DVD, entitled "Völkerball" before Christmas. According to RAMMSTEIN's manager Emanuel Fialik, the disc will be packed with footage, including "almost three hours of live recordings filmed in France, Japan, England and Russia. Also there is an...

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A Matter of Life and Death

Seven out of the ten very long, largely interminable tunes on IRON MAIDEN's 14th studio offering start out with either a gentle, low bass line or a softly strummed guitar. There's nothing wrong with either type of intro, but hearing it over and over again starts to make the listener feel like he's h...

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KATAKLYSM, NEAERA, FEAR MY THOUGHTS, QUO VADIS: European Tour Dates Announced

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM will team up with NEAERA (Germany),FEAR MY THOUGHTS (Germany) and QUO VADIS (Canada) for the "Road to Devastation" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off in January 2007. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 04 - Holland - Goudvishal - Arnhem Jan. 05 - Belg...

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TANK Mainman Putting Finishing Touches On 'Sturmpanzer'

According to a posting on the TANK "This Means War" web site, TANK bassist/vocalist Algy Ward is putting the finishing touches on the demos for the group's upcoming album, "Sturmpanzer" The follow-up to 2002's "Still At War" (Zoom Club Records),"Sturmpanzer" will tentatively contain the following t...